Guide to Shuhe Ancient town
Shuhe Ancient town – Suhe (束河古镇) is an important component of the World Cultural Heritage— the Ancient Town of Lijiang, which is one of the … Read more
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The Jade Water Village
Surrounded by mountains, trees, and alpine meadows on three sides, the village looks like a fairyland. It is called “Gejiben” in the Naxi language, meaning … Read more
Guide to Yulong Snow Mountain
The Yulong Snow Mountain, 5,596 meters high, in Yulong County of Lijiang Municipality, lies to the north of the Ancient Town of Lijiang. It looks … Read more
Beyond Chinatown
A bachelor society, men brought in by the shipload to labour in harsh, slave-like conditions, often for decades. Publisher site Aliens despised and feared by … Read more
Lifestyle and Entertainment in Yangzhou
Yangzhou, once the central place of literati and urban culture, is still one of the most important centres of traditional culture in China today. edited … Read more
Lijiang, The cradle of the ancient Dongba culture
Guide to Lijiang The ancient city of Lijiang was built during the Yuan Dynasty. Lijiang was once frequented by legendary travelers such as Joseph Rock … Read more
C919 Passenger Jet: With maiden jet flight, China enters dog-fight with Boeing, Airbus
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet completed its long-delayed maiden flight on Friday, a major first step for Beijing as it looks to … Read more
Japan, China to boost financial ties amid protectionist, North Korean tensions
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) – Japan and China agreed to bolster economic and financial cooperation, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday, as U.S. President … Read more
China’s Silk Road threatens Mekong River
Mekong ecosystem As China pushes ahead with its massive trade network spanning Asia and Europe, fears are growing for the future of a section of … Read more
iChina – The Rise of the Individual in Modern Chinese Society
Explores the growing individualization permeating all areas of Chinese social, economic and political life. Publisher site Offers a conceptually acute and empirically sensitive analysis. An … Read more
The Interplay of the Oral and the Written in Chinese Popular Literature
Although the interrelationship between oral (or performing) and written traditions in Chinese popular literature is an issue that concerns practically everybody who reads or teaches … Read more
A Bonsai of My Dream – Works by Wong Cheng Pou
The Macao Museum of Art (MAM) under the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government participates for the sixth time as Collateral Event in … Read more
Creative Spaces – Seeking the Dynamics of Change in China
China is in flux but – as argued by the contributors to this volume – change is neither new to China nor is it unique … Read more
Red Stamps and Gold Stars
With socialist countries in Asia reopening their borders to overseas scholars in the last few decades, more and more social scientists are embarking on fieldwork … Read more